A cash drawer connects to your receipt printer and opens when you finish a cash or a check (cheque) transaction while the printer prints the receipt. Learn more: Add Cash Registers
This article covers the following sections:
Set up cash drawers for the Star TSP100
Set up cash drawers for the Epson TM-T88VI
Read: Set Up Cash Drawer for Epson TM-m30 Printer
To set up a cash drawer for the Star TSP100 for a Windows PC:
Plug the RJ12 connector cable from the cash drawer into the receipt printer.
Tip: The RJ12 connector cable looks like to a phone line.Go to Devices and Printers.
Right-click your receipt printer, select Printer properties > Device Settings.
Update the Peripheral Unit Type to Cash Drawer.
This tells the printer that it is attached to a cash drawer.Set the Peripheral Unit 1 and Peripheral Unit 2 options to Document Bottom.
The cash drawer opens after the receipt is printed.
Tip: If you want your cash drawer to open before the receipt is printed, select Document Top.
5. Click Apply.
Your cash drawer is now set up.
To set up a cash drawer for Epson TM -T88VI for a Windows PC:
Plug the RJ12 connector cable from the cash drawer into the receipt printer.Tip: The RJ12 connector cable looks like to a phone line.
Go to Devices and Printers.
Right-click your receipt printer, select Printing Preferences > Peripherals.
Select Cash Drawer from the drop-down list.
Select End of Document.
The cash drawer opens after the receipt is printed.
Tip: If you want your cash drawer to open before the receipt is printed, select Start of Document.Select Open for both, Cash Drawer #1 and Cash Drawer #2.
7. Click Apply.
Your cash drawer is now set up.
Note: The cash drawer opens after the full payment is made and the receipt is closed and printed or closed and mailed, depending on your organization-level settings.